Policy & Standard
Tracing China's Ban of Incandescent Bulbs
Jan 13,2014
In 1879, the incandescent light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison, according to a report by a South Daily Media Group subsidy. Yet, 135 years later today, incandescent bulbs will officially become history in the U.S. Starting from Jan. 1, 2014, the U.S. ...
LED Display Technology: The New Focus Is on Software
Jan 03,2014
There’s no doubt that we live in the new age of LED technology. Those little glowing diodes are everywhere – from the large screens in Times Square and the taillights on today’s hottest supercars to chandeliers and the holiday lights people have in their ...
Three Big Challenges Faced by LED Lighting
Dec 17,2013
More than a decade, semiconductor lighting industry through the development of up and down several times, through the transition, integration into orderly development new stage. In previous years, in order to smooth effect as a driving force, efficient ...
The End of Incandescent Light Bulbs
Dec 13,2013
Congress in 2007 passed a law setting higher energy efficiency standards. That has led to the phasing out of the production of traditional incandescent bulbs. On New Year's Day 2013, 75-watt incandescent light bulbs, the now stigmatized energy ...
Inefficient Incandescent Light Bulb Phase out Complete
Dec 09,2013
America will conclude its three-year farewell to inefficient general-purpose incandescent light bulbs on December 31, 2013, the National Lighting Bureau advises. On the following day – January 1, 2014 – it will be a violation of law to manufacture in or ...
Chinese Expert: Japanese Manufacturers Take The Lead in Global LED ...
Nov 20,2013
cJapanese manufacturers are way ahead of competition in LED lighting patent applications. Nine Japanese companies have become major patentee in the LED industry, with Samsung as the sole Korean patent holder. Japanese companies have absolute advantages in ...
Techcrunch: Why Apple Is Investing Heavily in Sapphire Substrates
Nov 14,2013
Reasons behind Apple’s heavy investments in GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) sapphire substrates go beyond iPhone component demands, according to a TechCrunch report. Aside from home buttons and camera lens cover demands, the sapphire substrate’s ...
Will LEDs Be The End of Nuclear Power Plants?
Nov 07,2013
For one writer the answer is yes. Switching to LEDs can mean the demise of nuclear power plants in the U.S., according to Michael Kanellos, a contributor for Forbes. Kanellos reasoned nuclear power plants only generate 19 percent of electricity in the ...
Efficient Lighting Solutions From Eaton Recognized by Illuminating ...
Oct 24,2013
Power management company Eaton today announced 15 products from its Cooper Lighting division have been recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Progress Committee and will be included in its 2013 Progress Report. All products submitted for ...
Lighting Systems Index Performance Extremely Encouraging
Oct 24,2013
"Extremely encouraging" is how National Lighting Bureau Executive Director John Bachner characterized second-quarter 2013 performance of the NEMA Lighting Systems Index (LSI), which posted its strongest showing since the third quarter of 2008. "The ...
China LED Display Industry Should Avoid Vicious Competition
Oct 11,2013
LED display industry in China is basically formed by the independent development of enterprises under the market environment, the led display industry is a relatively good industry competition, the marketization degree is higher, therefore, in the market ...
Countervailing Duty Imposed on China Imports of US Polysilicon May Have ...
Oct 09,2013
The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) recently announced that subsidies were applied to US polysilicon under investigation which led to substantive damages toward China's domestic industry. Thus, a countervailing duty of 6.5% ...
Taking Light to The Next Level: How Light Impacts Everyday Life
Sep 25,2013
Light is at the heart of our communities, our technological advances and our sustainable world. Speeding up this new age of digital light will unlock even greater health, well being, sustainability and economic benefits for society as a whole. This is the ...
China to Impose Anti-Subsidization Tariffs on Polysilicon Imported From US
Sep 18,2013
China's Ministry of Commerce on September 16 announced that solar-grade polysilicon imported from the US will be subject to provisional anti-subsidization tax beginning September 20. The ministry began an investigation in July 2013 and has found that ...
German Court Ruling in Everlight and Nichia YAG Patent Case to Have Limited ...
Sep 17,2013
The Düsseldorf District Court in Germany's ruling of Taiwan package manufacturer Everlight's infringement of Japanese LED packager Nichia YAG patents on Sept. 3, 2013 will have limited impact on Everlight, according to a recent J.P. Morgan report. The ...
Creative LED Bulb May Be The Future of Lighting
Sep 09,2013
NliteN makes helping the environment as easy as changing a lightbulb. The company launched an Indiegogo campaign today for its LED light bulb that uses 80% less energy than 60 watt incandescent lightbulbs. Andy Turudic, who invented the bulb, said ...
Increased EU LED Energy Efficiency Standards Spells Bad News for Small ...
Aug 30,2013
The EU has recently issued the newest LED lighting product energy efficiency regulations which will take effect September 1st. According to the regulations, all LED exports to Europe must meet the new energy efficiency standards. The EU has set up three ...
Dialight Announces New Intertek-Certified Photometric & Electrical Lab at ...
Aug 02,2013
Dialight, the innovative global leader in LED lighting technology, today announced the opening of its new on-site Intertek Lab at the company's North American headquarters in Farmingdale, N.J. The Dialight Photometric & Electrical Lab is one of only a few ...
Part L Amendments Delayed Until Next April
Jul 30,2013
Parliament has been told changes to Part L of the building regulations will be enforced from 6 April 2014, not this October as originally planned. The announcement comes more than a year after the consultation on Part L closed. In a written ...
British Lia Issues Guide to Enhance The Efficiency of Lighting Control ...
Jul 26,2013
According to the "Climate Change Act" United Kingdom promulgated in 2008, which aims to enable the United Kingdom to become a low-carbon economy and gives ministers powers to introduce the measures necessary to achieve a range of greenhouse gas reduction ...
